Description

The Rookery is a rare Scottish meadery. Focusing on purity as well as historical accuracy, their meads are made using ingredients that would have been available to people in medieval times, where possible using locally sourced and foraged ingredients.
A strong Scottish heather honey is tempered by a milder polyfloral honey before being diluted with water and fermented along with selected additional ingredients up to 17%. This yields a warming beverage with only a mild sweetness, and one that allows all the flavours of the added fruits, plants, herbs and spices to be clearly tasted without being overwhelming. The clean flavours and aromatics make these meads quite popular among whisky-drinkers and as a lighter alternative for a post-meal tipple.

The Rookery’s Gorse mead is fermented with the flowers of the prickly gorse bushes. The petals convey a sweet and slightly coconutty aroma, making this very Scottish mead taste slightly exotic. It can be served chilled in a medium-small glass as a refreshing summer drink or at room temperature to enhance the flavour and aroma.